"and the lack of worshipers of Israel's God. Naboth owned a vineyard near the royal palace in the city of Jezreel. Wishing to acquire Naboth's vineyard so that he could expand his own gardens, Ahab offered to purchase Naboth's vineyard or to give him a better one in exchange, but Naboth refused, saying he could not part with ancestral land. When Jezebel saw that her husband was depressed by this, she arranged for the elders to falsely accuse Naboth of blasphemy and stone him to death. When Ahab took possession of Naboth's vineyard, he was again confronted by Elijah, who"
"Jezebel, a priestess of Baal and the daughter of the king of Sidon in Phoenicia. These solutions brought security and economic prosperity to Israel for a time, but did not bring peace with the Israelite prophets, who were interested in a strict deuteronomic interpretation of the religious law. Under Ahab's kingship, these tensions were exacerbated. Ahab built a temple for Baal, and his wife Jezebel brought a large entourage of priests and prophets of Baal and Asherah into the country. It is in this context that Elijah is introduced in as Elijah ""the Tishbite"". He warns Ahab that there will"
"insistence on the worship of Yahweh and Yahweh alone, illustrated by the contest between Yahweh and Baal on Mount Carmel (1 Kings 18), form the keynote to a period which culminated in the accession of Jehu, an event in which Elijah's chosen disciple Elisha was the leading figure. Ahab Ahab (; ; ; ) was the seventh king of Israel since Jeroboam I, the son and successor of Omri, and the husband of Jezebel of Sidon, according to the Hebrew Scriptures. The Hebrew Bible presents Ahab as a wicked king. He is criticised for following the ways of his wife"
"tributary. Ahab was allied by marriage with Jehoshaphat, who was king of Judah. Only with Aram Damascus is he believed to have had strained relations. Ahab married Jezebel, the daughter of the King of Tyre. 1 Kings 16–22 tells the story of Ahab and Jezebel, and indicates that Jezebel was a dominant influence on Ahab and strove to spread idol worship of Baal in Israel. Ahab lived in Samaria, the royal capital established by Omri, and built a temple and altar to Baal there. He was succeeded by Ahaziah and Jehoram, who reigned over Israel until Jehu's revolt of 842"
"as meaning 'Where is the Prince?, a ritual cry from worship ceremonies in honor of Baal during periods of the year when the god was considered to be in the underworld. Jezebel's story is told in the Books of Kings. She was a Phoenician princess, the daughter of Ethbaal, king of Tyre (1 Kings 16:31 says she was ""Sidonian"", which is a biblical term for Phoenicians in general). According to genealogies given in Josephus and other classical sources, she was the great-aunt of Dido, Queen of Carthage. Jezebel married King Ahab of the Northern Kingdom (i.e. Israel during the time"
"Zipporah Zipporah or Tzipora (; , ""Tsippōrāh"", ""bird"") is mentioned in the Book of Exodus as the wife of Moses, and the daughter of Reuel/Jethro, the priest or prince of Midian and the spiritual founder and ancestor of the Druze. In the Book of Chronicles, two of her descendants are mentioned: Shebuel, son of Gershom, and Rehabiah, son of Eliezer. In the Hebrew Bible Zipporah was one of the seven daughters of Jethro, a Kenite shepherd who was a priest of Midian. In Jethro is also referred to as Reuel and referred to as Hobab in the Book of Judges"
"Jethro (biblical figure) In the Hebrew Bible, Jethro (; , Standard ""Yitro"" Tiberian ""Yiṯerô""; ""His Excellence/Posterity""; Arabic ""Shu-ayb"") or Reuel was Moses' father-in-law, a Kenite shepherd and priest of Midian. In Exodus, Moses' father-in-law is initially referred to as ""Reuel"" (Exodus 2:18) but then as ""Jethro"" (Exodus 3:1). He was the father of Hobab in the Book of Numbers 10:29. He is also revered as the spiritual founder and chief prophet in his own right in the Druze religion, and considered an ancestor of all Druze. Jethro is called a priest of Midian and became father-in-law of Moses after he"
"represent an element of the special relationship between Israeli Jews and Druze. The Israeli Druze also have a folktale called ""Jethro's revenge on the [Sunni Muslim] inhabitants of the village of Hittin."" Jethro (biblical figure) In the Hebrew Bible, Jethro (; , Standard ""Yitro"" Tiberian ""Yiṯerô""; ""His Excellence/Posterity""; Arabic ""Shu-ayb"") or Reuel was Moses' father-in-law, a Kenite shepherd and priest of Midian. In Exodus, Moses' father-in-law is initially referred to as ""Reuel"" (Exodus 2:18) but then as ""Jethro"" (Exodus 3:1). He was the father of Hobab in the Book of Numbers 10:29. He is also revered as the spiritual founder"
"There appears to be no evidence that she was the daughter of Ahab’s chief wife, Jezebel. Athaliah might have been the daughter of another of Ahab's wives, such as Ben-hadad apparently indicated Ahab had. The argument is made that the Ahab/Jezebel marriage was an affair of state that would only have occurred after Omri, Ahab's father, was firmly in control of his kingdom, and Ithobaal, Jezebel's father, was firmly in control of Tyre and Sidon. Omri and Ithobaal were both usurpers; neither was the member of a royal family before they took the throne, and so it is not reasonable"
"novel ""Zipporah, Wife of Moses"" (2005). Zipporah Zipporah or Tzipora (; , ""Tsippōrāh"", ""bird"") is mentioned in the Book of Exodus as the wife of Moses, and the daughter of Reuel/Jethro, the priest or prince of Midian and the spiritual founder and ancestor of the Druze. In the Book of Chronicles, two of her descendants are mentioned: Shebuel, son of Gershom, and Rehabiah, son of Eliezer. In the Hebrew Bible Zipporah was one of the seven daughters of Jethro, a Kenite shepherd who was a priest of Midian. In Jethro is also referred to as Reuel and referred to as"
"Jael Jael or Yael (Hebrew Ya'el, יָעֵל, meaning Ibex) is a woman mentioned in the Book of Judges in the Hebrew Bible, as the heroine who killed Sisera to deliver Israel from the troops of King Jabin. Jael was the wife of Heber the Kenite. The Kenites were a nomadic tribe, some of whom lived in close proximity to the Israelites. The Bible records a number of cases of intermarriage; the father-in-law of Moses was apparently a Kenite, but it is not clear if this was Jethro. The Kenites may have been a part of the Midianite group. Heber the"
"B) is written from Amram's point of view, and hence has been dubbed the ""Visions of Amram"". The document is dated to the 2nd century BC and, in the form of a vision, briefly discusses dualism and the Watchers: Amram In the Book of Exodus, Amram () is the husband of Jochebed and father of Aaron, Moses and Miriam. Alternative spellings of the name include . In addition to being married to Jochebed, Amram is also described in the Bible as having been related to Jochebed prior to the marriage, although the exact relationship is uncertain; some Greek and Latin"
"Amram In the Book of Exodus, Amram () is the husband of Jochebed and father of Aaron, Moses and Miriam. Alternative spellings of the name include . In addition to being married to Jochebed, Amram is also described in the Bible as having been related to Jochebed prior to the marriage, although the exact relationship is uncertain; some Greek and Latin manuscripts of the Septuagint state that Jochebed was Amram's father's cousin, and others state that Amram was Jochebed's cousin, but the Masoretic Text states that she was his father's sister. He is praised for his faith in the Epistle"
"(generally unconnected with the contemporary surname), Saltijeral, von Saltiel and Xaltiel. Both genealogies of Jesus regard Shealtiel (and not Pedaiah) as the father of Zerubbabel. Matthew lists Shealtiel as the son of Jeconiah, while Luke lists a man named Shealtiel who is the son of an otherwise unknown man named Neri. ( and ) King Josiah and Zebidah are the parents of King Jehoiakim. King Jehoiakim and Nehustra are the parents of Shealtiel. Shealtiel's wife is Hachalya. Neri and Tamar are the parents of Hachalya. Neri is Shealtiel's father-in-law. [Geni.com] Shealtiel Shealtiel (, ""Shə’altî’ēl"") or Greek-derived variant Salathiel (Greek: Σαλαθιηλ,"
"Gomer Gomer is the name of two people in the Hebrew Bible: Gomer (גֹּמֶר, Standard Hebrew ""Gómer"", Tiberian Hebrew ""Gōmer"", ; ) was the eldest son of Japheth (and of the Japhetic line), and father of Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah, according to the ""Table of Nations"" in the Hebrew Bible (Genesis 10). Gomer was also the wife of the prophet Hosea, and the daughter of Diblaim: mentioned in the Book of Hosea. Hosea 1:2 refers to her alternatively as a ""promiscuous woman"" (NIV), a ""harlot"" (NASB), and a ""whore"" (KJV) but Hosea is told to marry her according to Divine"
"Shebuel Shebuel () was a descendant of Gershom, the son of Moses and Zipporah. He, along with his kinsman Rehabiah a descendant of Eliezer, were described as chiefs and included in the Tribe of Levi. Shebuel is also described as ""ruler of the treasures"". His name means ""captive of God"" or ""returned of God"". His patrilineal lineage can be traced back to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob since Levi is both his great-great grandfather (through Jochebed) and great-great-great grandfather (through Amram). He is also descended from Jethro and Jethro's ancestor Midian, son of Abraham and his second wife Keturah, through his"
"Bethuel Bethuel ( ""Bəṯū’êl"", “house of God”), in the Hebrew Bible, was an Aramean man, the youngest son of Nahor and Milcah, the nephew of Abraham, and the father of Laban and Rebecca. Bethuel was also a town in the territory of the tribe of Simeon, west of the Dead Sea. Some scholars identify it with Bethul and Bethel in southern Judah, to which David gives part of the spoils of his combat with the Amalekites. The man Bethuel appears nine times in nine verses in the Hebrew Bible, all in Genesis. Adherents of the documentary hypothesis often attribute most"
"of Elnathan of Jerusalem. He had seven children: Shealtiel, Malkiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama and Nedabiah. (). Jeconiah is also mentioned in the first book of Chronicles as the father of Pedaiah, who in turn is the father of Zerubbabel. A list of his descendants is given in . In listing the genealogy of Jesus Christ, records Jeconiah as an ancestor of Joseph, the husband of Mary. The Babylonian Chronicles establish that Nebuchadnezzar captured Jerusalem the first time on 2 Adar (16 March) 597 BC. Before Wiseman's publication of the Babylonian Chronicles in 1956, Thiele had determined from biblical texts"
"Asbeel Asbeel (Heb. עזב ""azab"" ""to abandon"" + אל ""el"" ""God"", meaning ""God has forsaken"" or ""deserter from God"") is a fallen angel in Christian mythology that appears in the first book of Enoch, chapter 69, verse 5: """"And the second was named Asbeel: he imparted to the holy sons of God evil counsel, and led them astray so that they defiled their bodies with the daughters of men."""" Asbeel was listed as the second of five ""satans"" who led astray the Grigori by falling in love with humans. There was also Yeqon (or Yaqum, ""he shall rise""), Gadreel (""wall"
"Ahab made an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria. Jezebel went so far as to require that her religion should be the national religion of Israel. She organized and maintained guilds of prophets, 450 of Baal, and 400 of Asherah. She also destroyed such prophets of Israel as she could reach. Obadiah, the faithful overseer of Ahab's house, rescued one hundred of these, hid them, and secretly fed them in a cave. Geoffrey Bromiley points out that it was Phoenician practice to install a royal woman as a priestess of Astarte. As"
"paternal grandmother Zipporah. Shebuel Shebuel () was a descendant of Gershom, the son of Moses and Zipporah. He, along with his kinsman Rehabiah a descendant of Eliezer, were described as chiefs and included in the Tribe of Levi. Shebuel is also described as ""ruler of the treasures"". His name means ""captive of God"" or ""returned of God"". His patrilineal lineage can be traced back to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob since Levi is both his great-great grandfather (through Jochebed) and great-great-great grandfather (through Amram). He is also descended from Jethro and Jethro's ancestor Midian, son of Abraham and his second wife"
"because of his marriage to Jezebel, because of his worship of Baal, disobedience to prophetic warnings and words, and also because of the murder of Naboth. The murder of Naboth (see Jezebel), an act of royal encroachment, stirred up popular resentment just as the new cult aroused the opposition of the Israelite prophets, including Elijah and Micaiah. Indeed, he is referred to, for this and other things, as being ""more evil than all the kings before him"" (1 Kings 16:30). The followers of Yahweh found their champion in Elijah. His denunciation of the royal dynasty of Israel and his emphatic"
"the true pronunciation. Some suppose he was father to Hobab, who was also called Jethro, a likely possibility. It became, however, generally accepted that he had seven names: ""Reuel"", ""Jether"", ""Jethro"", ""Hobab"", ""Heber"", ""Keni"" (comp. Judges i. 16, iv. 11), and ""Putiel""; Eleazar's father-in-law (Ex. vi. 25) being identified with Jethro by interpreting his name either as ""he who abandoned idolatry"" or as ""who fattened calves for the sake of sacrifices to the idol"". Jethro, Moses' non-Hebrew father-in-law, is a central figure, particularly in the rites and pilgrimages, of the Druze religion. He is viewed as a Prophet in Druze"
"Zechariah (priest) Zechariah ( ""Zəḵaryāh"", ""remember Yah""; ; Zacharias in KJV; Zachary in the Douay-Rheims Bible; Zakariyyāʾ () in Islamic tradition) is a figure in the New Testament Bible and the Quran, hence venerated in Christianity and Islam. In the Bible, he is the father of John the Baptist, a priest of the sons of Aaron in the Gospel of Luke (1:67-79), and the husband of Elizabeth who is a relative of the Virgin Mary (Luke, 1:36). According to the Gospel of Luke, during the reign of king Herod, there was a priest named Zechariah, of the course of Abia,"
"Zebulun, Joseph, and Benjamin. His only daughter mentioned in Genesis is Dinah. The twelve sons became the progenitors of the ""Tribes of Israel"". As a result of a severe drought in Canaan, Jacob and his sons moved to Egypt at the time when his son Joseph was viceroy. After 17 years in Egypt, Jacob died, and the length of Jacob's life was 147 years. Joseph carried Jacob's remains to the land of Canaan, and gave him a stately burial in the same Cave of Machpelah as were buried Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Rebecca, and Jacob's first wife, Leah. Jacob is mentioned"
"Elizabeth (biblical figure) Elizabeth, also spelled Elisabeth (Greek Ἐλισάβετ) or ""Elisheba"" (from the Hebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע / אֱלִישָׁבַע ""My God has sworn""; Standard Hebrew Elišévaʿ Elišávaʿ, Tiberian Hebrew ʾĔlîšéḇaʿ ʾĔlîšāḇaʿ; Arabic أليصابات, ""Alyassabat""), was the mother of John the Baptist and the wife of Zechariah, according to the Gospel of Luke. According to the Gospel of Luke, Elizabeth was ""of the daughters of Aaron"" (). She and her husband Zachariah were ""righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless"" (), but childless. While he was in the temple of the Lord (), Zacharias was visited"
"Jabal (Bible) Jabal (or Yabal) is an individual mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, in . Jabal (a descendant of Cain) was the son of Lamech and Adah, and the brother of Jubal, half-brother of Tubal-cain and Naamah. He is described as the ""ancestor of all who live in tents and raise livestock."" Francis Nigel Lee interprets Genesis 4:20 to mean that Jabal was both the ""father of all cattle ranchers"" ""and"" the ""father of all tent-dwellers"", and as such as the ""pioneer of all livestock and agricultural technology"" as well as the ""pioneer of all architecture."" Lee notes that Jabal"
"prophecy of Elijah. But the Septuagint (the Greek translation of the Old Testament) adds that pigs also licked his blood, symbolically making him unclean to the Israelites, who abstained from pork. Ahab was succeeded by his sons, Ahaziah and Jehoram. Jezebel's death, however, was more dramatic than Ahab's. As recorded in 2 Kings 9:30-34, Jezebel was confronted by Jehu who had her servants throw her out the window, causing her death. 1 Kings 16:29 through 22:40 contains the story of Ahab's reign. This reign is one which faces opposition from several prophets of Yahweh throughout as well as various consequences"
"of his subjects, beginning the Babylonian captivity. His son Shealtiel was born in Babylon, as was Shealtiel's son Zerubbabel. It was Zerubbabel who led the Jews out of exile in Babylon and he plays a prominent role in the Book of Ezra. Zerubbabel and Shealtiel are also listed in the genealogy of . However, in Luke, Shealtiel is not listed as the son of Jechoniah but rather of Neri. A number of explanations have been advanced to explain this. Robert H. Gundry believes that Luke gives the actual physical genealogy while Matthew is presenting the ceremonial one. Thus Neri was"
"Zebulun Zebulun (also Zebulon, Zabulon or Zaboules; or or , Tiberian Hebrew ', Standard Hebrew '/"""") was, according to the Books of Genesis and Numbers, the sixth and last son of Jacob and Leah, and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Zebulun. Some biblical scholars believe this to be an eponymous metaphor providing an aetiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the Israelite confederation. With Leah as a matriarch, biblical scholars believe the tribe to have been regarded by the text's authors as a part of the original Israelite confederation. The name is derived from the"
"attested bishop of Seleucia-Ctesiphon, and the apostle Mari, the legendary founder of Christianity in Persia. Brief accounts of the life of Yaqob are given in the ""Ecclesiastical Chronicle"" of the Jacobite writer Bar Hebraeus (""floruit"" 1280) and in the ecclesiastical histories of the Nestorian writers Mari (twelfth-century), Amr (fourteenth-century) and Sliba (fourteenth-century). These accounts differ slightly, and these minor differences are of significance for scholars interested in tracing the various stages in the development of the legend. The following account of the life of Yaqob is given by Mari: Yaqob, a Hebrew, from the family of Joseph, the husband of"
"Gomer (wife of Hosea) Gomer (go'-mer) was the wife of the prophet Hosea, mentioned in the Hebrew Bible's Book of Hosea. Hosea 1:2 refers to her alternatively as a ""promiscuous woman"" (NIV), a ""harlot"" (NASB), and a ""whore"" (KJV) but Hosea is told to marry her according to Divine appointment. She is also described as the daughter of Diblaim. Hosea 1 relates how Hosea has three children, a son called Jezreel, a daughter Lo-Ruhamah and another son Lo-Ammi. All the names are described in the text as having symbolic meaning, reflecting the relationship between God and Israel. Jezreel is named"
"my brother; and, together with my mother, takes care of all our family affairs, and is the guardian of my virginity.” Bethuel Bethuel ( ""Bəṯū’êl"", “house of God”), in the Hebrew Bible, was an Aramean man, the youngest son of Nahor and Milcah, the nephew of Abraham, and the father of Laban and Rebecca. Bethuel was also a town in the territory of the tribe of Simeon, west of the Dead Sea. Some scholars identify it with Bethul and Bethel in southern Judah, to which David gives part of the spoils of his combat with the Amalekites. The man Bethuel"